Month: July 2023

Researchers at UCLA found GPT-3 solved 80% of reasoning problems correctly compared with 60% of humans ChatGPT can solve problems at a level that matches or surpasses an undergraduate student, according to a new study. Researchers found that the GPT-3 large language model that underpins the chatbot performed about as well as US college undergraduates …

ChatGPT better than undergraduates at solving SAT problems, study suggests Read More »

Jon Lewis, the chief executive, is to step down as troubled outsourcing firm reels from March cyber-attack Business live – latest updates The chief executive of outsourcing firm Capita is to step down as the company reels from a cyber-attack that could result in a hefty fine from the UK’s information and privacy regulator. Capita …

Capita boss quits as fine looms for huge hack of confidential data Read More »

From dealing with flight delays and preventing the children fighting, to claiming 15 minutes for yourself, we have recommendations for every summer holiday scenario The summer holidays are upon us, as are the immense tasks of navigating long trips, airports and keeping children amused for what feels like 400 days with no school. Video games …

The best video games to help you – and the kids – survive the summer holidays Read More »

Parents and teachers are realising the damage social media can do to young children, so now we have a strict new code Rachel Harper is the principal of St Patrick’s national school, Greystones, Ireland As the principal of St Patrick’s national School in Greystones, County Wicklow, I have witnessed a growing concern among parents and …

Pupils know the rules at our school – no smartphones. Here’s how it’s working | Rachel Harper Read More »

Guardian Australia picture editor Carly Earl explains the dos and don’ts of photographing the moon Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast With the August 2023 supermoon rising, also known as a sturgeon full moon, many people will pull out their mobile phones to try to get an Instagram-worthy …

August 2023 supermoon: how to take a good photograph of the sturgeon super full moon on your phone or camera with the best settings Read More »

Indian tribal hunting endangers wildlife but now a startup making 3D replicas is giving teeth to conservation efforts In the lowland rainforests of Arunachal Pradesh in north-east India, tigers, clouded leopards, eagles and hornbills dot the landscape. The area is also home to the Nyishi community, the largest Indigenous tribe in the state, where the …

Can 3D-printed tiger teeth help save our rarest animals from extinction? Read More »

New logo for Elon Musk’s social network strobes over San Francisco neighbourhood, prompting complaints and mobilising building inspectors A giant glowing X marks the San Francisco spot where Elon Musk says he plans to keep his company, the messaging platform formerly known as Twitter. But city officials and some residents are unhappy with the display. …

Twitter neighbours complain of lit-up ‘X’ sign working at high intensity Read More »

While online shopping explodes in the world’s biggest country, traditional companies are struggling to adapt The apps are there for whatever you need: an extra mango, a carton of milk, a pint of ice-cream or a replacement phone cable for the one your dog chewed in half. For those living in the urban centres of …

Innovation and exploitation: India’s e-commerce boom threatens to upend local businesses and workers’ rights Read More »

The long-running series in which readers answer other readers’ questions on subjects ranging from trivial flights of fancy to profound scientific and philosophical concepts Why is the US the only country where nearly everyone drives an automatic? It’s de rigueur over here, whereas “driving stick” seems to be the default in other countries. Benton Oliver, …

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Twitter’s owner has given his toy a new name, but any ambition he has to turn it into a WeChat-like financial service is fanciful So Elon Musk, the world’s richest manchild, has changed the name of his favourite toy. Henceforth, Twitter is to be known as X. Strangely, though, you can still log on to …

Will rebranding Twitter give Elon Musk the X factor? I wouldn’t bank on it | John Naughton Read More »